Frederick Moms and Doulas

Dear FMD Community,

In 6 years in business this is perhaps the hardest post we have had to write. As of December 31st, Alison and myself will be stopping Frederick Moms and Doulas. This has been a hard decision that has been coming over the last year and one we don't take lightly. The reality is that the landscape of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum has changed during Covid. Even more so, our families and our personal and professional lives have changed. Families need different things right now in this "post-pandemic world" and our families need different things as well.

We started FMD to serve families primarily in the hospital setting because we believed more support was needed in our community in that area. 6 years later we are confident that we have made a difference in that area. It has been more amazing than we could have ever imagined.

We are sad to see the FMD community change, but there are many amazing doulas who are ready to serve the Frederick community and our time as the "FMD team" is complete.

We will continue to take births for repeat clients as we are able and Alison will be continuing into 2022 serving clients and teaching classes outside of FMD. (Did you know she is now a teacher at Shady Grove?!)

We look forward to seeing you out and about in the community and hopefully we will be a little more rested as we enjoy more time off-call. It was and always will be our greatest honor to have served our FMD families.

Stay in touch.

Strong Moms. Strong Babies. Strong Families.

Warmly,

Brittany DeFrehn
Alison Knotek

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Postpartum Groups | website-1 Groups meet virtually as well as in-person. You can select an online group for easy access at home, or you can find an in-person group at one of our partner locations.

New classes added!

Natural Childbirth in a Hospital and Baby care/Breastfeeding classes have been added. Classes are virtual and you will receive all handouts prior to class!

Natural Childbirth in a Hospital and Baby care/Breastfeeding classes have been added. Classes are virtual and you will receive all handouts prior to class!

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